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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

My 30 Day "No Soda" Challenge - Part 2

OK, it's only been 4 days. Surprisingly, these first 4 days have been pretty easy. I've only had a few moments where I thought, "Oh man, I could really go for a cold soda right now." Somehow I managed to stay in line and not give in. Whew, narrow escape.

In regards to sweating, you might be thinking, "Well duh, it's July. Everyone sweats." Well actually, yes, but at the same time, not so much. While drinking soda, my body was more than likely so dehydrated that I hardly ever sweated. Seriously. Yes, I would get a little sticky while working in the garden, but my body never worked up a really good sweat like you would expect.

I noticed this evening, just while working in the kitchen and cooking dinner, that I was sweating pretty good. You might think it's gross, but I felt like it was a small victory. If so inclined, you can Google why sweating is good for your skin. Some say it flushes toxins from your body. Some say your pores open up and dirt is released from your body. Some say it helps increase your metabolism. I'm not going to go into all of that and cite sources - feel free to look it up for yourself.

On to number two...my face is shinier! Already! And also a lot softer, which might go back to sweating a lot more. And who doesn't want a healthy, shiny face? I hate wearing make-up, because I hate putting it on and then having to take it all back off. So when I have healthy, glowing skin that looks good enough to not need make-up, well, that's a self-esteem booster right there. I can actually say that I feel prettier today.